As a generalized statement, we never get sick. I can count of both of my hands the amount of times I cleaned up pure sickness. I’m very thankful for that!
All of that was before last week! The 24-hour bug ran through almost all of us, one person at a time. Including myself! I’m so sick of doing laundry–but it’s a new week and time for me to get started again. Eek!
After a bought of sickness like my family has just seen, I have a strong desire to disinfect my entire home. But those commercial cleaners? Ew! Their smells are overbearing and the chemicals are damaging.
What to do?
Make Your Own Disinfectant
I’ve seen a few different combinations of homemade disinfectant. Although, one always sticks out to me, mostly because of it’s simplicity.
Ingredients
- 1 Part Water
- 1 Part Vinegar
- 10-15 Drops Essential Oil {such as Orange, Lemon, Tea Tree, or Eucalyptus}
Instructions
- Combine vinegar and water in a spray bottle and drop in essential oil of your choice. Use spray to disinfect counters, high chairs, door knobs, or other surfaces.
See ya later, I’m off to disinfect! Safely. 
This post is part of Frugal Friday.
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Great idea! Can I use something like this to clean the bathroom?
I saw your link at Life as Mom. What is it disinfects? The vinegar? If so I didn’t know it did that.